UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE
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for academic year 2025/2026
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE
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Course title -
Course code USV/EGSCW
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Žižka Motlová Lenka, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The origins and development of group social work. History of group social work. 2. Goals and norms of the group. The importance of the group for the individual. 3. Principles of social work with groups. Roles in the group. 5. Social work with a group as one of the methods of social work. Support, educational, working, recreational, therapeutic groups. 6. The social worker and the role of the group worker. Group dynamics. Different approaches in group social work. 7. Self-help and support groups. 8. Group social work - special techniques and methods with groups of children. 9. Group social work - special techniques and methods with a group of adults. 10. Group social work - special techniques and methods with a group of seniors 65+ 11. The importance of creativity, creative activity for group and therapeutic work. 12. Methods and techniques - relaxation, imagination, art aktivity, music aktivity a expressive therapy. 13. Excursion in social facilities Nr. 1. 14. Excursion in social facilitities Nr. 2

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Activating (simulations, games, drama), Individual preparation for exam
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The origins and development of group social work. History of group social work. Goals and norms of the group. The importance of the group for the individual. Principles of social work with groups. Roles in the group.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Systematic student observation, Seminar work

The course is completed credit and oral exam. Terms of credit: 1. active participation in lectures and work in student´s group work; 2. processing and presentation of a seminar paper on the assigned topic. 3. participation in the excursion . After getting the credit students may complete oral exam. Oral exam: Students proceed to the oral exam after successfully obtaining credit by the deadline listed in the system STAG.
Recommended literature
  • Bori, J. P., & Kalarivayil, R. (2024). Rigbo. : eliciting an Indigenous framework for social group work practice. Social Work With Groups, 48(2), 147?160. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2024.2423084.
  • Maldonado-Lozano, M. J., Gutiérrez-Zornoza, M., Larra?aga-Rubio, E., & Yubero-Jiménez, S. A social work narrative experiment in groups: the comic reading club with adolescents in residential care. Social Work With Groups, 1?20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2025.2468636.
  • Pizzo, M., Terrana, S., & Abu-Ras, W. Online project-based learning in small groups: innovative approaches to leadership development for social work students. Social Work With Groups, 1?17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2025.2454023.
  • Varrette, M., Berkenstock, J., Greenwood-Ericksen, A., Ortega, A., Michaels, F., Pietrobon, V., & Schodorf, M. Exploring the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and role-playing games as an intervention for adults with social anxiety. Social Work With Groups, 46(2), 140?156. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2022.2146029.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 13.06.2025 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026